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  2. Autogyro - Wikipedia

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    Norman Surplus, from Larne in Northern Ireland, became the second person to attempt a world circumnavigation by gyroplane/autogyro type aircraft on 22 March 2010, flying a Rotorsport UK MT-03 Autogyro, registered G-YROX. Surplus was unable to get permission to enter Russian airspace from Japan, but he established nine world autogyro records on ...

  3. Wallis WA-116 Agile - Wikipedia

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    The Wallis WA-116 Agile is a British autogyro developed in the early 1960s by former Royal Air Force Wing Commander Ken Wallis.The aircraft was produced in a number of variants, one of which, nicknamed Little Nellie, was flown in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

  4. Pitcairn OP-1 - Wikipedia

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    Thus, in moderate winds, the aircraft could behave like a helicopter, except that it could not hover. The Pitcairn autogyro was first evaluated by the US military in the 1930s. In 1931, the Navy tested two prototypes, labelled XOP-1. One was tested with the aircraft carrier USS Langley, on September 23, 1931. The only Pitcairn to see ...

  5. Pitcairn PCA-2 - Wikipedia

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    In 1931, The Detroit News made history when it bought a PCA-2 for use as a news aircraft due to its ability to fly well at low altitude, land and take off from restricted spaces, and semi-hover for better camera shots. In May 1933, Scripps donated the autogyro to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. [9]

  6. Cierva C.30 - Wikipedia

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    Before the experimental Cierva C.19 Mk V, autogyros had been controlled in the same way as fixed-wing aircraft, that is by deflecting the air flowing over moving surfaces such as ailerons, elevators and rudder. At the very low speeds encountered in autogyro flight, particularly during landing, these controls became ineffective.

  7. Pitcairn PA-22 - Wikipedia

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    The first autogyros, while relying on the rotor for lift, were controlled in flight with ailerons, elevators and rudders like conventional fixed wing aircraft. The first United States autogyro to dispense with these was the PA-22, which the pilot manoeuvred by altering the rotor plane with a long hanging stick which reached down into the cabin ...

  8. Pitcairn PA-19 - Wikipedia

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    The Pitcairn PA-19 was a four-seat autogyro developed in the United States in the early 1930s. [1] While most of Pitcairn's autogyro designs featured open cockpits in tandem, the PA-19 had a fully enclosed cabin. [2] [3] It also had wings that carried control surfaces. [2] The rotor provided lift only, but could be tilted in flight to trim the ...

  9. Kellett KD-1 - Wikipedia

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    The Kellett KD-1 is a 1930s American autogyro built by the Kellett Autogiro Company.It had the distinction of being the first practical rotary-wing aircraft used by the United States Army and inaugurated the first scheduled air-mail service using a rotary-wing aircraft.